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DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP
“I declare that the work in this thesis is my own except for the quotations and summaries which
have been duly acknowledge”
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Dale: [5- I . 2,4, Saufi Muhammad Athir Bin Asahari
2009600834
ABSTRACT
This study aims to ascenain how aware classical guitar students are concerning the
importance of right hand ‘echniques in guitar playing. R identified problems in right hand
techniques of undergraduate classical guitarists at the Faculty of Music Universiti Teknologi
MARA (UiTM) and located the causes of the problems.
This study also help the students to understand about the right hand techniques such as
tremolo, arpeggio, and right hand position, and how they apply while practice and playing the
classical guitax. This study is also necessary to reduce the weaknesses in mastering the
appropriate methods to play the classical guitar. It is because many of them always face the
difficulties to apply their rigm hand ‘echniques while playing classical guitar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATIONS OF AUTIIORSHH’
ABSTRACT 2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Background ofthe Study 6
Statement ofthe Problem 7
Research Objecn've 8
Research Que‘finn‘ 8
Significance ofthe Study 9
Scopes ofthe study 9
Limitations 0fthe Study ..... 9
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
Right hand techniqm ll
Influences ........ 13
Use of right hand technique‘ 15
CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY
Research De'ipn . l7
Qualitative Method 17
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION
Background of Study
Classical guitar techniques may be organized broadly into issucs penaining playing
lechniqucs for the right hand and Ihe lcfi hand. In guitar performance elements such as musical
dynamics and tonal variations are mostly determined by Ihc hand that physically produces the
sound. In other words. Khe hand that plucks the strings defincs the musical expression.
Hismrically xhis role has been assigned to the dominam hand which and for the majority of
players, it is the right hand According 10 Phillips Chappel (ZOOSL the most important thing to
remember about right-hand playing posilion is that the perfommrs hold their index. middle and
ring finger perpendicular to the strings as ‘hcy strike, Thus. cancel and appropriaxc rigln hand
techniques are essemial in playing the classical guitar effectively
Just like playing the piano, the classical guitarisl also use both hands to pla} the rhy1hm.
bassfi and melody. Anamions to using correcI techniques for bmh hands are crucial in Classical
guitar playing. According to Ruben Allan Lunn (2010), Ihe traditional way to produce sound in
classical guitar playing i510 frex the notes uith the left hand and 10 pluck the notes win] the right
hand. This traditional approach ‘0 the instrument can be found in guitar music from the 19m
cemury. This includes composers such as Fernando Sor (17784839), Mauro Giuliani (17817
1829) and Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909). B should also be nmed that many 20m century and
present day composers continue 10 use lhc instrument in a traditional way. Musl oflhe examples
nfcxlended technique for the guitar cited by this document are found by composers that worked
in the latter hulfuflhc 20111 (Icmury up to the pxesenl day.